Restaurant reopens one day after drug raid

LEE COUNTY: The owner of Buffalo Chips in Bonita Springs is talking about the raid that shut his restaurant down on Thursday. Four employees have been charged with making drug deals right in front of patrons.

A drug raid on the Bonita Springs business Thursday night put four employees behind bars.

Chris Greenwood and his family have managed Buffalo Chips for 28 years.

"It's a family issue in a way. We're saddened by the whole thing, that we'd have people that would do that to us. We had no idea it was going on," said Greenwood.

It's slow going inside, only a few regulars went to the restaurant Friday.

The raid didn't deter Roger Espe.

"Exactly the opposite. We came here to support," said Espe.

Eric Jeffcoat and his wife even brought their newborn baby to the restaurant.

"It's probably safer now than it was before, you know what I mean? I don't think there were any issues with safety to start with," said Jeffcoat.

The restaurant is open, but its liquor license has been suspended.

"We run a family-oriented restaurant and to believe that there's people, part of my staff, selling drugs out of it is just unacceptable," said Greenwood.

Greenwood and his family have already moved forward: Friday morning he hired a new security officer.

The employees arrested were:

Matthew Rutkowski, 41: Charged with possession and sale of cocaine and marijuana

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